Formula-free assumptions provide you accurate calculations every time, giving you more time to analyze your results with confidence.

Flawed logic in macros and formulas are time consuming to detect with no assurance that future changes will be properly calculated.

Data integrity
and Accuracy

A structured environment gives the budget administrator control over the data & assumptions that are entered/used by all stakeholders. This validates your information and ensures the integrity of your assumptions are never compromised.

Any cell can contain any kind of data, causing inconsistencies. Offers little or no validation or protection against data corruption from human error.

Ownership & Accountability

Every contributor becomes a stakeholder in the planning process, empowering them to manage their portion of the plan without burdening the budget administrator.

The planning process is often owned/managed by a single individual and can become useless if that person is unavailable or leaves the organization.

Security

Easily manage plan information with built-in security and workflow of users and roles. Control access to sensitive data and limit users to their area of responsibility.

Spreadsheets do not have centralized security management. Budget administrators must create passwords on cells, worksheets or workbooks to avoid user mistakes and keep unauthorized personnel from accessing sensitive data.

Collaboration
and Workflow

Increases security of plan data, while making it easier to share information. Users can simultaneously enter data and manage their portion of the plan based on security access. Plan workflow allows the budget administrator to oversee each user’s progress at a glance.

Spreadsheets are not meant to be updated by more than one person at a time, creating the need for multiple copies of workbooks. As structures are updated, breaking the model becomes unavoidable – causing hours of effort to find and fix the error.

Consolidation

Data is dynamically consolidated in real-time. There are no batch processes to run or individual files to be managed. Drag-n-drop views easily generate consolidated reports for all or any combination of your operational and financial entities.

Excruciatingly manual process. Consolidating multiple worksheets or workbooks together is time consuming, difficult and prone to error. Differences in assumptions from different managers can often mean conflicting data.

Integrated business logic easily allows you to dynamically apply your specific allocation & bottom up requirements to any of your assumptions.

Manual

Multiple Scenarios/Versions Control

Built-in

Manual

What-if scenario builder

Easily use the built-in what-if generator to globally change assumptions in all areas of your budget on demand.

Recalculating under new assumptions on a large scale using an Excel model requires extensive programming, which is time consuming, and prone to error. Integrating these new “what-ifs” with accurate, forwarding-looking balance sheets and cash flows are next to impossible.

ERP/General Ledger integration

Synchronization with any G/L structure enforcing your chart of accounts. In addition, Link Maestro directly integrates with several popular G/Ls.